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mas.

American  

abbreviation

  1. masculine.

mas 1 British  
/ mɑːs /

noun

  1. a carnival

  2. music played for a carnival, or a band playing this

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-mas 2 British  

combining form

  1. indicating a Christian festival

    Christmas

    Michaelmas
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Etymology

Origin of mas1

C20: from masquerade

Origin of -mas2

from Mass

Example Sentences

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Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Thus, when I say, The man who writes, who is mas. gend. and sing.; but when I say, The ladies who write, who is feminine, and plural.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Gen. sing. of the Noun mas. feum, necessity, exigency; governed in the Gen. by the Noun uchd.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

The First Comparative is formed from the gen. sing. mas. by adding e; as, geal white, g. s. m. gil, comp. gile, ghile; ciontach guilty, g. s. m. ciontaich, comp. ciontaiche.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

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